Painting a Tyranid Gaunt

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="043005a0dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2148d250.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="37" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rookie"><U><B>Rookie</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moderate"><U><B>Moderate</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Veteran"><U><B>Veteran</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><B>Different Armies/Games</B></FONT><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous"><U><B>Miscellaneous</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scenery"><U><B>Scenery</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=75 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Painting Guide</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U><B>Gallery</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><B>Painting Questions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting Service"><U><B>Painting Service</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1e6003a2egerdp.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="528" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="65" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <B>Stage 1</B></div> <div> After assembling the model, spray it with white spray paint. You could use paint for this undercoat but I find spray much neater and easier to work with.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="65" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <B>Stage 2</B></div> <div> The skin areas of the figure are now given a wash of chestnut ink. Don't worry about neatness too much at this stage as you can always go back and paint over mistakes.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="65" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <B>Stage 3</B></div> <div> This area is now drybrushed over with bleached bone. I find that if you use two or three light coats of drybrushing the finished effect is much smoother and neater.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="49" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <B>Stage 4</B></div> <div> The chitin and claws are given a coat of black. This will act as an undercoat for stage 5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="116"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="98" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="116" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <B>Stage 5</B></div> <div> Red gore is now painted over the black areas, followed by a couple of coats of blood red. more blood red is painted nearer the edges of the chitin and claws. I painted in many verticle lines. I then painted over the red areas with gloss varnish. 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